Sports roundup

Sports roundup

The Fulton Lady Hornets volleyball team suffered its first NCMC setback of the season with Tuesday night's 25-21, 19-25 and 25-22 loss to Hannibal.

Fulton, which captured the 2009 conference title with a perfect 10-0 mark, slipped to 14-2 overall and 4-1 in the North Central Missouri Conference after Tuesday night's loss.

"Hannibal had no holes on the floor," Lady Hornets head coach Megan Herrick said. "They cover incredibly well and their block was a wall. It felt like we were playing a team with 10 people on the court.

"It was rough and we have work to do, but now Hannibal has a target on their back and we'll be coming after them."

The Lady Hornets' varsity squad plays host Helias in the first round of the Helias Tournament at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Jefferson City. Meanwhile, Fulton's junior varsity team squares off against Quincy, Ill., in the first round of the Hannibal Tournament at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Moberly..........................................2

Fulton boys' soccer........................0

MOBERLY -- The Hornets fell to 5-6 on the season and 2-2 in the North Central Missouri Conference after Tuesday night's shutout loss to the Spartans.

Moberly, which recorded 11 shots on goal and had one corner kick, tallied goals in the 29th minute of the first half and the 35th minute of the second half. Fulton was limited to five shots on goal and didn't have any corner kicks.

"The game seemed to be pretty evenly matched," Hornets head coach Dave Milligan said. "Moberly has a really good team and plays well together. I'm still working with my guys to get them to the point where they work together."

Fulton hosts a varsity game against NCMC rival Mexico at 6 p.m. Thursday at Westminster College.

Fulton softball................................6

Moberly..........................................4

Senior center fielder Hannah Braun hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the host Lady Hornets to the North Central Missouri Conference win Monday night.

Braun -- who had eight put-outs on defense -- went 4-for-5 and scored three runs to fuel Fulton's lineup. Junior third baseman Rachel Washington was also 3-for-6 with a run scored, while senior second baseman Jamie Moore finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Sophomore shortstop Rachel Snethen, who pitched the first two innings, went 2-for-5 with a run scored.

Freshman Autumn Lungstrom -- who went the final nine innings in relief of Snethen -- scattered seven hits, struck out four and issued a walk to pick up the win for the Lady Hornets.

"The ladies came out with lots of energy and kept it the entire game," Fulton head coach Laura Dooley said. "I am very proud of the way they played. They now know what they are capable of -- that is what we have been missing."

The Lady Hornets won the junior varsity game 1-0 in two innings.

Fulton completed a suspended home game against NCMC rival Mexico on Tuesday night. Results were not available at press time.

The Lady Hornets host Kirksville in a conference doubleheader at 5 p.m. today.

Moberly........................................10

Fulton girls' tennis.........................2

The Lady Hornets' victories came at Nos. 1 and 2 singles in Tuesday night's NCMC loss to the visiting Lady Spartans.

The loss dropped the Lady Hornets to 0-13-1 overall and 0-5 in the North Central Missouri Conference.

"We started (the match) with doubles, and that was pretty dismal as the scores showed; I was definitely not happy," Fulton head coach Louis Schnoebelen said. "In singles, the girls bounced back and competed pretty hard."

Westminster College's Megan Boschert on Monday was named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's volleyball defensive player of the week for Sept. 20-26.

Boschert -- a freshman libero from St. Louis (Rosati Kain) -- logged 17 digs in back-to-back matches last week as the Lady Blue Jays went 1-1. She recorded 17 digs and four aces in Westminster's 3-0 win over MacMurray (Ill.) College, then posted 17 digs and two aces in a 3-0 loss to Illinois College.